The Nextbop staff is compiling its lists of the best albums of 2011 in jazz and all other genres. We’ll release our mass lists during the last week of December but we want to make sure everyone’s individual lists have the chance to shine.10. Adele - 21 (Columbia)Adele has got a strong voice and uses it powerfully and gut-wrenchingly. And it is the slow, lamenting bal … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Best Albums of 2011: Marc Antunes’ Jazz Picks
The Nextbop staff is compiling its lists of the best albums of 2011 in jazz and all other genres. We’ll release our mass lists during the last week of December but we want to make sure everyone’s individual lists have the chance to shine.10. Austin Peralta - Endless Planets (Brainfeeder)This album is heavy, and it takes stomach to digest it. But it is this kind of “di … [Read more...]
Streaming This Week: Le Boeuf Brothers’ ‘In Praise of Shadows’
The Le Boeuf Brothers, Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf, know what they are doing when they compose. A lengthy list of prizes will attest to the fact; they have received prizes from Downbeat Magazine, Independent Music Awards, ASCAP Young Composer Awards, and so on. And the question of creative process in jazz is one that is rooted in a centenary history. But the fact is that the Le … [Read more...]